Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[Eccles Blue]

I continue to maintain that like Baseball and Cricket, Golf is not a sport but rather a competitive leisure activity, and thus should not be in the olympics (which could apply to a fair few other events, as well).

In my opinion in order to qualify as a full fledged sport a majority of the players need to be actively participating for 70%+ of the time spent during the competitive match event; it is a competitive leisure activity when a majority of players spend 70%+ of the time during the match simply waiting for something to happen.

I know this is an addition to the base definition of “sport” but I think it should be used, as we have more and more leisure activities now being nonsensically classed as “sport” for me…

Brilliant. :-) :-)

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Women....firing shot guns.....are now atheletes. Granted, not bad looking but that's pushing bit a bit much....

 

[waspish]

Iplayer not having the golf live on there and not on the main channel is a fucking joke I had to use my IPTV and watch on the super sport golf channel to get live coverage

 

[Eccles Blue]

Great GB silver or gold in the shooting. Absolutely incredible how they hit 2 targets with a shotgun in quick succession travelling at 60+ mph. Gone to a gold medal shoot off

I’m sort of watching that shoot off between my fingers! Hands over the face fingers crossed. Very difficult position!! :-) :-)

 

[waspish]

Golf?

Yep no golf they just keep putting few minutes on

 

[mexico1970]

I continue to maintain that like Baseball and Cricket, Golf is not a sport but rather a competitive leisure activity, and thus should not be in the olympics (which could apply to a fair few other events, as well).

In my opinion in order to qualify as a full fledged sport a majority of the players need to be actively participating for 70%+ of the time spent during the competitive match event; it is a competitive leisure activity when a majority of players spend 70%+ of the time during the match simply waiting for something to happen.

I know this is an addition to the base definition of “sport” but I think it should be used, as we have more and more leisure activities now being nonsensically classed as “sport” for me…

Olympic chess athletes should wear lycra and warm up and cool down after every match.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Just got robbed in the shooting. Still silver though.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Yep no golf they just keep putting few minutes on

And so they should. Golf is something middle aged or retired folk do to get some exercise in!! You know: Golf is a good walk spoiled. ;-) :-)


JMHO

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Absolutely robbed in the skeet shooting. She hit both targets and the judge didn't see one! No video review system in place. Ridiculous.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Great GB silver or gold in the shooting. Absolutely incredible how they hit 2 targets with a shotgun in quick succession travelling at 60+ mph. Gone to a gold medal shoot off

Edit silver for GB

Gutter for Rutter.
Seemed very amicable with the Chilean woman though.